THE SADDLE

The most common discomforts in cycling are those derived from the support on the saddle and, when these begin to appear, many of us think that we have chosen the wrong saddle and start spending money on other saddles when, in reality, in most of the cases it is not about the saddle itself but about its position on the bike, that is, to be well positioned on the bike. In general, if the saddle is too high or too far back, or if the levers are too low or too far, no matter how many times you change the saddle, the discomfort will rarely subside. In addition, these bad positions lead some cyclists to sit on the front part of the saddle or even stick part of the ass behind the saddle. Having a biomechanical analysis, in the long run, is cheaper than trying 2 or 3 saddles. There are also people who, although they optimize their position on the bike and try different saddles, have a special sensitivity in the sit bones (bones on which we rest), which means that they always have a slight discomfort in that area. Something that can also be interesting to experiment with different saddle inclinations, since although in theory the saddles should be in a perfectly horizontal position, in certain cases, a slight inclination forwards or backwards improves the support on it.